- present tense form of reciprocate (3rd person singular).
reciprocates
Example Sentences
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These are matters of the heart that can only be felt in the dark of the theater, watching such wonderfully realized characters weigh the cost of loving their work in a world that scarcely reciprocates.
From Salon ● May 1, 2026
“We have to begin now with a coherent plan whereby we give something and the government reciprocates … to try and generate the best possible scenario for 2024.”
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 3, 2023
The actors speak of Rajamouli as a beloved tormentor, an artist who reciprocates his demands on others by first challenging himself to innovate.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 16, 2023
The parents are always grateful to have a night off or, as they put it, time working on being with friends again, but no one ever reciprocates.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 1, 2022
The mollusc reciprocates by throwing off its embryos on the parent fish, in the skin of which they remain encysted for some time, the period of reproduction of the fish and the mussel coinciding.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 "Bisharin" to "Bohea" by Various
